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  Sisu 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Nov 2023

  WW2. Rock hard ex Finnish commando. Bored of war. Retreats to wilderness to mine gold. Finds gold. Runs into nazis. Nazis try to steal gold. Chaos ensues. 

  Watch it. Thank me later.

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  Plane 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 06 May 2023

  Solid film all round and doesn’t waste your time.

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